Comments on: The Long View: Invisible platform

By: mlq3

mlq3 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:50:51 +0000

the time for this scrutiny is when campaign donations and expenses are reported after the campaign. tactical considerations can pply considering the remaining ability of the administration to sick the bir etc on those it sees supporting its enemies.

By: Carl Cid Inting

Carl Cid Inting — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:18:49 +0000

thecusponline on Sat, 20th Feb 2010 5:47 am:
“ensure a level playing field with his friends in the biz community and help them only when their rights are being abused (will he determine that though?)”

Noynoy doesn;t even want to disclose who his campaign donors are. Those are important details needed for transparency. In most of the less corrupt countries, it’s a requirement. So, this early, Noynoy is already shielding his friends in the biz community. What’s he really afraid of? That he will be criticized when payback time comes? So much for establishing a true north. It sounds more like the Ferdinand Marcos type of true north. Eh, solid north pala! Ngunit Marcosian pa rin.

Click on the Inquirer link below for more details:
http://politics.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&article=20100222-254713

By: ramrod

ramrod — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:51:32 +0000

Erineo’s thoughts are eerily the same as mine also.

Honestly, at times, we condemn these smugglers, tradpols, corrupt officials, etc…but if they are OUR smugglers, tradpols, corrupt officials, etc…its okay…

Noynoy can’t possibly solve all the ills of the country on his own, and within the short span of one term…at least, with him, we can clean up our institutions and put all the checks and balances in place so the country can have a chance of getting back to right path…something like establishing a true north (the right one) again…

By: nick

nick — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:26:03 +0000

I totally agree with Erineo, though I’m hoping his administration will be a lot better than his mother’s in terms of minimizing graft and corruption in all levels of government, preventing his family and families of high government officials from dipping into the public coffers, and in terms of overall performance and results such that at the end of his term the people can say, “Noynoy is the best president we ever had.”

I hope too that Noynoy will give his best priority to improving the irrigation systems of the country that the Philippines can become a rice exporter instead of being the biggest importer in Asia, if not within his 6-year term then in the succeeding administrations.

By: The Equalizer Post

The Equalizer Post — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:56:27 +0000

“Lahat kami iyan lang ang sasabihin.Lahat ng kandidato sasabihin iyan.We will say the same things…we will have the SAME PLATFORM.
For after all, a platform… dadalawang speechwriters lang iyan tatanungin ka.Anong gusto ninyo, 3-point agenda , 10 point agenda 15 point agenda o 25 point agenda.” Senator Manny Villar

By: Erineo

Erineo — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:44:50 +0000

Aquino will most likely get elected. It’s a weak and unimpressive field. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed is king. But Aquino will disappoint. I wish him all the best but, frankly, I doubt very much whether he has what it takes to change the damage that decades of mismanagement and corruption has done to our society.

1. Cases against GMA, MV or anyone else that matters will not prosper, just as cases against Marcos and his cronies didn’t prosper with Cory Aquino. He could go after some small fry just to make an example. But the big fry will get away.

2. He will pay lip service not to use patronage in Congress. But, if he wants to get his programs through, he will ultimately resort to patronage politics. That’s the only thing those people understand. I wish Aquino luck if he is serious and determined to change “business as usual” in Congress. I really do. But his mother had to resort to Ramon Mitra and Peping Cojuangco indulging in patronage politics to get things done. The horse trading was incredible.

3. Lusita dispersed in less than 5 years . . . that is certainly doable, if he is determined. We’ll see about that. And what the Cojuangcos get in return.

4. A level playing field in business? That’s a big question mark. There are powerful backers that will demand their pound of flesh. As for businessmen’s rights being abused, thecusp is right about wondering who makes that determination. Isn’t that something for the courts or agencies concerned to determine, and not the president?

5. I hope it won’t be a game of musical chairs, replacing one set of smugglers or cronies with his or his advisers’ own set of crooks. It happened under his mother’s administration, so it could well happen under the son.

6. Since parties in the Philippines really have no principles or policies to speak of and only exist to win elections or get plum appointments, this one is probably the easiest one to fulfill. Favor-seeking chameleons are the most common animals we have in our country.

7. Charter change will be divisive and could distract his administration from short-term goals. In only 6 years, it’s doubtful whether there will be a push for charter change in earnest. Even if Aquino has acknowledged that there are “weaknesses” in his mother’s constitution.

By: GLOBAL BALITA » Blog Archive » Invisible platform

GLOBAL BALITA » Blog Archive » Invisible platform — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:06:42 +0000

[...] http://www.quezon.ph/2010/02/18/the-long-view-invisible-platform/ FOR PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, THE BASIC foundation of a campaign is the party or coalition platform, or what non-political types might be more familiar with as mission and vision statements: the shared goals that unite leaders and followers. The candidates basically had three options with regard to providing a mission and visionâ€”or a platformâ€”for their campaigns. Refer to an existing one for their party or movement, or present a new one either at the time they formally filed their candidacy papers in November last year or when the campaign formally began last Feb. 9. [...]

By: ramrod

ramrod — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:55:53 +0000

In the end, we deserve the leaders we choose…its a shame most Filipinos take the path of least resistance…we’ll have a charlatan for president coming from an industry known for hooliganism and dishonesty – real estate…

By: thecusponline

thecusponline — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:47:05 +0000

His recent interview with Enriquez is quite encouraging I must admit. In it he says he will:
1) take a more conciliatory “live and let live” stance with GMA and her allies in Congress and with MV in the Senate although the cases will still proceed,
2) not engage in patronage to gain a majority in the House (PDAF will be released regardless of loyalties as long as they fit a menu of national priorities)- the first president to do so (mlq3 can you confirm?)
3) probably take less than 5 years to disperse the lands in Luisita (he would still have a bigger impact with D&E if he could bring entire clan to the party on this)
4) ensure a level playing field with his friends in the biz community and help them only when their rights are being abused (will he determine that though?)
5) try and catch a big time smuggler in first 2 weeks of his prexy (the only iffy one, since announcing it alerts smugglers to lay low)
6) appoint people from other parties in his cabinet if they agree with his principles and policies.
7) support cha-cha only if the long run benefits of changes proposed outweigh the short run costs (though still wary of Villarroyo tandem in the house/senate).

All in all, a much better performance than in the past. It sounds like he is beginning to realise the enormity of the challenge of governing post-election and is thus reaching across political divide. Politically astute! By allowing for divided government (prex v cong), he won’t take all the blame when things don’t go so well (good for Roxas too).

By: UP n Grad

UP n Grad — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:27:37 +0000

I agree with the observation that Noynoy can lose Malacanang 2010, despite deQuiros and others who assert that Malacanang belongs to Noynoy by reasons of heritage/destiny/ inheritance.

By the way, “survey says” that half won’t vote Noynoy among those who believe Cory to be a saint (i.e. best Filipino leader they know). Survey says among pro-Cory citizens, half disagree that her ~~genes~~ integrity had transferred to Noynoy.